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Re:Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy by xxs on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @06:28PM (#30280265)
the 3phase is used for motors - a lot more efficient (and the better power factor) than the single phase ones.
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Re:Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy by kuschku on Thursday February 10, 2022 @05:29AM (#30284462)
For industrial applications definitely, but at home there's few people who power motors with triphase or five phase power.
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